Joker: Folie à Deux is film about neither crime nor thriller. The only thing that is found is music and there are some songs in it, which becomes difficult to tolerate after passing through the film, even Joker himself forbids Lady Gaga from singing.
Storyline
The story starts from the jail where the joker has been kept and his lawyer is trying to prove in court that Joker/Aurther Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) has split personality disorder. Whatever happened to Arthur in his childhood has an impact on his entire life and we need to think about whatever crime we have committed. For which his lawyer wants to record a testimony so that he can prove it and for which Joker is taken to a separate place. Where Aurther (Joaquin Phoenix) meets a girl Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga) who claims to be his fan and tries to impress him.
The Joker who was feeling alone till now suddenly starts feeling the desire to live and strive for someone else, gradually he starts feeling very close to Harley himself. Even sometimes it seems that maybe Joker doesn’t want to do any more bad things but Harley seems to be provoking him. After a few days, Arthur’s trial begins and it becomes clear whether Joker has split personality disorder or whether he committed any crime in his conscious mind.
Conclusion
Probably no one has such expectations from Joker’s sequel as it is shown in the film, it is difficult to even write the film as it is. Performance wise Joaquin Phoenix has given his life to the character of Joker and there is no doubt about it. Apart from this, there is hardly anything to see in the film, Lady Gaga’s character is made to sing a song in every 15 minutes. Harley Quinn starts singing at some points, and even jokers at some points, even after passing the first part you will feel as if you are not watching a movie but a theater play.
Not only does the film explore the character of Harley Quinn, but it also doesn’t shows how she is connected to the Joker. Director Todd Phillip has only tried to recreate the first part of Joker, even after the first half of the film, you feel that there is going to be some real thrilling in the second half, but in the second half there is only one explosion. You won’t even know who did this and why. If you are looking forward to this film then please do not go, and if you feel like sleeping in the theatre, then of course you can go. There is nothing in the film that can be written or told about, but the ending of the film probably hints at the next part or something that will be revealed in the next few days.
Rating:- 4/10